A Friendlier Face?

Dossier: Accounting Software

TICKER: Subsidiary of The Sage Group (London: SGE.L)

EMPLOYEES: 3,000 (N. America)

RON VERNI

CEO

Hired in 1996 to be president of accounting software vendor Peachtree Software, which Sage Group acquired in 1999.

HIMANSHU PALSULE

Senior VP & GM, Accounting Solutions

Headed human-resources software for Best Software, which Sage Group bought in 2000.

PRODUCTS

Accounting software packages include Sage Accpac ERP (previously Accpac's core product line), which has general ledger, purchase order, order entry, accounts payable, payroll, human-resources and inventory features; …